Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-31
BRIGHT AND CRISP.
Tbs STRAIN OF NEWS WHICH FLOWS PROM
Tbs INFERIOR.
The Cream Of Late Happenings in the Back
Counties, as Narrated By the
Weekly Press.

There were eight weddings IN Barbour
county last Thursday.
The Charleston School Board has award
ed contract for So, 900 school house.
A number of Randolph county young
men contemplate emigrating to the West
There was public meeting at Martins
burg, Saturday, in aid of the sufferers by
the Spencer fire.
Burglars entered the residence Of Jack
son Vaught, of Writ county, few days
ago and obtained 500.
Charles Snodgrass, Of Harrisville, was
seriously gored by vicious bull Friday,
belonging to General Harris.
Typhoid fever, in its most malignant
form, is prevailing to an alarming extent
on Pawpaw Creek, in Marion county.
In quarrel at Kanawha Falls, Friday,
q man named Grady broke the neck OF a
companion, death resulting instantly.
A Jury at Weston decided Friday that
an Indian lad living in that towl had the
right to attend the public schools of the
place.
Twenty thousand peach trees will be
planted along South Mountain in the vicin'
ity of Edgemont, Berkeley county, next
spring.
In cleaning beef on Tuesday, Mr.. s. J.
Poster, of Terra Alta, found knitting
needle imbedded in the tissue near the an
imal's heart.
| A son of Mr. NJ Fox, of Tucker district,
Writ county, was seriously injured last
Tuesday, by being thrown from a horse
that he was riding.
General Alfred Beckley, of Raleigh coun-
ty, was eight-six years of age last May,
and is said to be the oldest living graduate
of the Military Academy at West Point.
H W. Dickerson, OF Wayne county, I'M
der indictment for rape, who was released
on 81, $50 bail, few days ago, has been
re-arrested and lodged in Jail, his bonds
man not being deemed sufficient.
Last Sunday morning as Thomas Con-
dry was entering the door of the Catholic
church on Fink's creek, Lewis county, he
dropped dead. The sad occurrence is sup
posed to have been caused by heart
disease.
A white girl named Sarah Fitzwater,
aged about 10 years, living with the fam
lily of George T. Williams, of MOoretield,
ran away with big negro named Hugh
HolIingswOrth They were arrested and
the negro held for the Grand Jury.
A man named Dryer, miner, was run
over By Chesapeake and Ohio train at
Gaymon; Tuesday night and killed. He
had been drinking during the day Mt
Hawks Nest and walked up to Gaymont a
distance Of about a mile, sat down on the
track.
Jimmy Jones, an enterpTising citizen of
jefferson county, has invented machine
which he calls smoke pump. 1t is used
| for pumping smoke into holes where rab-
bits, foxes and other animals take refuge,
and will cause them to come ont within q
very short time.
A company of ten have purchased n
large tract of land Oh Cheat river, at
Quarry Run, for the purpose of erecting a
large and weil-appointed summer hotel.
| The scenery is, beyond ali question, the
most picturesque in West Virginia, and
the point is easily accessible. The work
of erecting the buildings will begin in q
few days.
The Slavery Pulp and Paper Company
have force Of about 300 men at work at
| Harper's Ferry. A great deal of work has
already been done on the company's prop
erty on the Shenandoah river, and the
foundations for the buildings there are be-
ing rapidly pushed forward, dams built,
canals cleaned out, etc. Work has also
been commenced on the old arsenal grounds,
along the Potomac river.
An affray took place at Glemyille few
| days since, on the first day Of court, be-
tween Doyle Snider and Samuel Mclienry,
in which Snider was badly stabbed in the
left side, near the heart. McHenry was
promptly arrested and bound over TO APP
pear at court. For some reason no indict-
ment was found against him. An old
trouble led to the difficulty. Snider is
recovering slowly.
% the arrival of train No. 4 at Hinton
one day last week a man Was found dead
| in one of the coaches. He waa sitting erect
in 4 seat, and it was not definitely known
when he had died. From papers found
upon his person, it WAS ascertained that
his name was George Eckerson, of Arizona
| Territory, and that he was en- route TO
| New York TO visit friends. His remains
were sent on TO New York for nterment
Meredith Workman, who has spent the
greater part of long life in the peniten-
tiaries of Virginia, West Virginia, Ken
lucky and Ohio, but who during his entire
career of crime, has never committed any
crime save larceny, and burglary in view of
! larceny, has announced that he will give q
public lecture at the Greenbrier church,
on his life, crimes and imprisonments, on
the first Sunday in November. Workman
is kleptomaniac.
John Higgins, of Littleton, while under
| the influence OF whisky Thursday night,
attempted to ride his horse across the rail-
road bridge at the east end Of town. The
horse got to the center of the bridge and
fell between the ties, and the man went
overheard into the creek, but fortunately
neither were seriously hurt. The express
was then due, but it was few minutes
late, which saved disastrous wreck, and
doubtless many lives.
The United States officers are still busy
arresting people indicted by the late grand
jury. 4 iew days ago Deputy United
States Marshal Van Bure arrived at
Charleston with a colored man named
James Littleton, arrested at Lewisburg for
violation of United States revenue laws.
He was lodged in the county Jail. Dep
uty Marshal Pat happier also brought in
prisoner named Scales from Wayne county,
arrested for the same offense.